Young Person Hospitality and Tourism Customer Service Award
15th March 2008
Categories: What's New, Quality
Closing Date Approaching for the Olive Barnett Customer Service Award
March 28th is the closing date for entries into the Olive Barnett Award 2008 - a prestigious award for young people working in hospitality, leisure, travel or tourism.
The Olive Barnett Award, which has been running annually since 1975, is designed to highlight outstanding customer service talent in this sector. The award was created by the Savoy Gastronomes and is sponsored by the Langham, London, caterer.com and Claridges.
Entry
Entry into this high-profile award is simple:
- you must be under 30 by the 19th May 2008
- you must enter your CV
- you must complete the competition question, which this year has an environmental theme, with a 500 word essay
Eight finalists will then be invited to a judging dinner at the Langham on May 18th. The winner and two runners up will be awarded their prizes at a presentation dinner at Claridges the following night.
Prize
The lucky winner will receive £1000 per year for the next three years as a career development grant and will be whisked away to the world famous Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne for a weeklong Lausanne Executive Education - Summer Programme.
If you are absolutely committed to this sector and aspire to deliver the highest customer service then make your entry now.
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